{"id":106344,"date":"2019-05-01T17:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=106344"},"modified":"2019-05-02T02:38:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:38:57","slug":"first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/05\/01\/106344-first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"First Fan Reactions to TOLKIEN Movie!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/05\/01\/106344-first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106401\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-106401 no-lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670-600x841.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12871100-6973183-image-a-96_1556561491670.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a>Mae Govannen! Greetings all!<\/p>\n<p>The internet&#8217;s already buzzing like Beorn&#8217;s beehives with images and clips from the World Premiere of the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsearchlight.com\/tolkien\/\">Fox Searchlight movie &#8220;Tolkien&#8221;!<\/a> If you have not been looking at social media to spare yourself GoT spoilers (which is sensible) let us bring you some good early buzz as the FIRST FAN REACTIONS to the film are now pouring in!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We have a sample from the lucky audience who attended a special advance screening at Wonder*Con in Anaheim; attended by the film&#8217;s director Dome Karukoski where I moderated audience Q&amp;A afterward (but honestly I was so emotional by the end of the film it was hard to collect myself). The Premiere in London also is producing some amazing responses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But ours was the FIRST AUDIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA to see the finished film &#8212; these are first gut reactions (not spoilery at all):\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I had no idea that I would be taken on such an emotional journey generating both out-loud laughter AND tears.\u00a0 It instantly reframed my reading experience of Tolkien\u2019s works and made it even more poignant for me.\u00a0 I can\u2019t recommend this film highly enough. Don\u2019t forget to bring a hankie!\u00a0 I give this 5 master Rings!\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; David Baxter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOLKIEN is a beautiful, graceful movie about one of the most influential authors of our time.\u00a0 It&#8217;s made with intelligence and compassion, and is a deeply moving tribute to a great man.&#8221;<br \/>&#8212; Ellen Monocroussos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s a tribute to the power of languages and storytelling and the surprising friendships that change one&#8217;s life.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t think of a better person in history than J.R.R. Tolkien who could illuminate this subject, and I&#8217;m thrilled with the results.\u00a0 Here is how an orphaned, penniless child became the greatest author of the 20th Century by finding strength and love from a kindly Priest, the lads who became his &#8220;found family&#8221; in the T.C.B.S.; and Edith Bratt, the love of his life that he could never give up on.\u00a0 Overall feel and look of this film rests perfectly at the intersection of DEAD POETS SOCIETY and THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.\u00a0 The final scene with Nicholas Hoult and Genevieve O&#8217;Reilly was exquisite with pure emotion!\u00a0 I was floored at end, but in that bittersweet way you feel uplifted yet don&#8217;t know exactly why you are crying.\u00a0<br \/>&#8212; Clifford Broadway &#8220;Quickbeam&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/05\/01\/106344-first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie\/houltjacobi-tolkien\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106406\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-106406 no-lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoultJacobi-Tolkien.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoultJacobi-Tolkien.png 800w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoultJacobi-Tolkien-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoultJacobi-Tolkien-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoultJacobi-Tolkien-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hoult did an excellent job of giving us Tolkien&#8217;s mind at work &#8211; the final scene in Barrows cafe absolutely floored me (I felt like I cried through every other scene)! My husband liked the fact that the film did not glorify the horrible side of war. The bit we both loved was the walking conversation Tolkien had with the mysterious Professor Wright about the importance of language.\u00a0 To us, it hinted at so many important influences in JRRT&#8217;s life; Sean said it made him think of the walk Tolkien would have with C.S. Lewis at Magdalen.<br \/>&#8212; Laural and Sean Armster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOLKIEN is a tasteful glimmer into the life of the man who brought many of us joy, wonder and a family of friends through his imaginative writing and intricate world building. To see that Middle-earth was inspired by transformative relationships like the one\u2019s we\u2019ve all formed by simply being Ringers felt full circle. From the cinematography to the chemistry of the cast, TOLKIEN is just a beautiful film.\u00a0 And while it\u2019s only a small peek behind the curtain of J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s life \u2014 I love the insight we\u2019re given and mystique we\u2019re left with.<br \/>&#8212; Chelsea Schwartz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This movie humanizes the legend of J.R.R. Tolkien, and shows that the father of fantasy dealt with all the trials every human goes through.\u00a0 I respect the man even more after seeing TOLKIEN.\u00a0<br \/>&#8212; Justin Sewell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watching the movie was like falling in love with Film again. The scenery and characters were so beautifully intertwined that all of it made amazing storytelling.\u00a0 So I&#8217;m glad to be able to share this with TheOneRing.net and the director, Dome Karukoski.\u00a0 Thank you, truly.<br \/>&#8212; Abie Ekenezar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOLKIEN is a very beautiful film to look at, from the cast and set locations to the costumes and decor, but what really sets this film apart from a more historical narrative is the subject.\u00a0 JRRT was not just a brilliant linguist, but a masterful storyteller who really understood what words mean in a culture, the impact that words and phrases could have to a reader or orator.\u00a0 My favorite sequences in this film are when we see Ronald exploring a word and deriving a story from that word. It is the act of <em>creation<\/em>, of an artist working out if the word is a Person, Place or Thing and deriving a story from the evolution of that word into meaning. Both Director Dome Karukoski and actor Nicholas Hoult do a wonderful job conveying this concept.<br \/>&#8212; Cathy Udovch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/05\/01\/106344-first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie\/tolkien-french-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106410\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-106410 no-lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster-752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster-600x817.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tolkien-French-Poster.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Film is well put-together and does have the right &#8220;feel&#8221; to it, all credit to\u00a0 Dome Karukoski on that. Casual viewers will get a lot from this TOLKIEN movie.\u00a0 Excellent music and sound.\u00a0 Wasn&#8217;t expecting that but very well done.\u00a0 Good amount of humour.\u00a0 Also wasn&#8217;t expecting that but pleased it was there.\u00a0 Tolkien the academic is a bit peripheral here.\u00a0 The chronology of his life and some details are just wrong.\u00a0 The War crowds out a lot of other influences on him.\u00a0 I think the Tolkien movie is a nice film, and I expect casual viewers will enjoy it (although they may struggle with lack of Middle-earth references). Performances are good and sound well done.\u00a0 But hardcore Tolkien fans will struggle with historic accuracy and balance of influences.\u00a0 Solid performances by Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>&#8212; Shaun Gunner, <em>Tolkien Society Chair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/05\/01\/106344-first-fan-reactions-to-tolkien-movie\/tolkien-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106412\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-106412 no-lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tolkien-1024x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tolkien-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tolkien-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tolkien-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tolkien-600x248.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just the first smattering of opinions coming through &#8211; and we will add more soon!<\/p>\n<p>IG:\u00a0 @TolkienMovie<br \/>Twitter:\u00a0 @TolkienMovie<br \/>FB:\u00a0 @TolkienFilm<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TolkienMovieTickets\">Advance tickets are available here.<\/a> \u00a0Fathom Events is doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/events\/tolkien\">special screening of TOLKIEN on May 7th live from the Montclair Film Festival<\/a> with a simulcast of a Q&amp;A right after with the director Dome Karukoski and the two leads Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins chatting with Stephen Colbert.\u00a0 And <a href=\"https:\/\/legionm.com\/tolkien-meetups#join-a-meetup\/view-this-meetup\/5cba0ecb46b1500c26ddcd5c\/\">Legion-M has some cool fan meet-ups organizing here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Much too hasty,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clifford Broadway &#8220;Quickbeam&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @quickbeam2000<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mae Govannen! Greetings all! The internet&#8217;s already buzzing like Beorn&#8217;s beehives with images and clips from the World&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"EXCLUSIVE:  We have the First Fan Reactions to the new TOLKIEN Movie!  Check out the early buzz from fans and scholars alike! 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